The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-18
ST Paula Omaha.
HOME JOTTINGS.

HOME JoTTINGS.
See notice of Hall for Rent"
j. q. Roller has the best grain seed
ers for sale at low prices.
Mr.. Hoerr is making some repair
on his hotel property on Second street
j. s. Parks, of Pleasant Mound, has
four children very low with diphtheria
The hotels are having a good trade
nowadays, the arrivals by every tran
being numerous.
Buy Your flour and feed, also hay
and lime, cement, stucco, and plasterins
hair of j. q. Roller.
Services will be held at the Adven
fist church, March 9th. Preaching II
the Norwegian language.
Jacob Pfaff, of Amboy, has beer
granted a patent upon an invention
styled ''loose belt alarm"
Rev. q. X. Hair lectured at the X
of l.. hall "Wednesday evening. Subject
Rights and Wrongs of Man"
Dat leedle German band" was in
the city several days this week, doing a
wholesale serenading business.
Standard oil may be on the rise, but
. kerosene continues to 90 down. Eigh
cents per gallon is the latest figure.
The Omaha train from the west Sun
DAY morning was about three hours late,
owing to washout on the main line.
The advance in freight rates via c.,
NJ. 4 st. Paul R'y to and from st. Pau
and Minneapolis went into effect Mon
day.
The Catholic societies celebrated St
Patrick's day with a supper and enter
tainment ut the Opera House, which
passed off very pleasantly.
Tomorrow Abbey's Uncle Toms
Cabin Co., with its brass band, blood
hounds and other accoutrements, will
swoop down upon the city.
The Lillian Lewis Co. went to Sioux
City, via the Omaha. In order to catch
the train it was necessary to cut the
piece considerably Tuesday evening.
Hon. J. J. Thompson, of the Montana
Legislature, writes us to change the adj
dress of paper from Helena to Muddy
Custer county, "as We adjourn to-day
thank God"
If completed this season as contem-
plated the work on the new court house
will have to be pushed rapidly, and
will give employment TO a large num-
Der of men.
Mr.. &. w. Piper, of this city, sold
two lots in Merriam Park addition to st
Paul this week. We understand he
made quite snug sum on his invest
ment there.
The Board of Education give notice
In another column of the proposition to
be voted upon April 9Th, to issue $45 ,OOC
in bonds for the erection of High
School building.
An entertainment will be given at the
Union building, this evening. by the
Mankato High school. Proceeds to bt
applied to fund for the purpose o
buying piano.
The Mankato Oil, Gas and Minera
Co. are getting ready TO commence OPP
erations. They will sink well in the
vicinity of Minneopa as their first move
in the way Of prospe citing.
The ice coming down the Minneso
ia gorged below the city Wednesday
causing the water to raise quite high
but during the night it gave way and thu
river has again taken its usual channel
The fairs of the counties adjoining
Blue Earth will be held as follows
Brown county, Sept. 1871; Watonwan
Sept 22-24; Martin, Sept. 26-2S; Fari
bault, Sept. 2S to Oct. |; LeSueur, Oct
81.
st. Peter wants water works, and a
the coming city election that question
will be the great issue. The increase Il
the revenue through high license Wi
go far towards Inaugurating the improve
ment.
The DeLinedt0r for April offers sever
al very attractive designs in the way O
dress, the extreme simplicity and perfe
proportions of which at once charm tn
eye. There are also some valuable sug
gestions for Easter offerings which ar
both novel and pretty. Altogether 1t
a very desirable number.
The St. Paul newspapers of Wednes
day came out IN opposition to the az
pointment of Mr.. Jane as chief graf
inspector probably in the interest @
some st. Paul candidate. They had thu
pleasure, Thursday, of seeing how niue
effect their opposition had.
The bids for the erection of the ne'
Freedom county court house at Albel
Lea, were opened Wednesday. o. /
Matther and w. b. Craig, of MankatC
are among the bidders, though not tn
lowest. The board will make Its fins
decision on a contract next Tuesday.
"A petition has been in circulatio
this week and numerously signed, askin
pied by the Fair Association, for til
purpose of public park or fair -grOunC
The council vii. re asked to take som
action in the matter at the next meeting
The property Is a valuable one. and "
should be pleased to see it improved fo
park purposes.
"A sixteen. year-old daughter of Sole
mon Youmans, of Eagle Lake. came
the city last Saturday IN company wit
young man named Miller. III
couple procured marriage license an
had the knot tied. it being representa-
that the girls age was nineteen. Pate
familias was quite wrathy and had I'll
young man arrested for perjury, but Il
case was dismissed, as the age was il
material
AT the meeting ofthe Board ofTrac
Monday the committee IN charge Of Il
matter reported that the bonus for ere
ton of hotel had been raised. III
steamboat committee reported lit
progress, but were continued with Il
addition of. J. Hall with instructions
report at next meeting. A commit
was appointed to take steps to sscu
r. A